Marc C Aury

US Patent:

6491152, Dec 10, 2002

Filed:

Apr 9, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/827522

Inventors:

Marc Aury - Sarasota FL
Stephane Lorange - Sarasota FL

Assignee:

Gebo Corporation - Bradenton FL

International Classification:

B65G 4724

US Classification:

19839701, 198393

Abstract:

A conveying system for lifting and orienting bottle caps comprises a conveyer belt of articulated sections and with guide rollers with an upper lifting section having an essentially vertical path of travel and a lower loading section with an angled path of travel. Sprockets on the guide rollers effect movement of the belt in an upward path of travel through the lower section and then the upper section. Cleats are secured to the exterior surface of the conveyer belts. Supporting surfaces of the cleats extend at right angles from the exterior surface of the conveyer belt for retaining bottle caps thereon when the upper surface of the bottle cap is in contact with the conveyer belt and the lower edge thereof supported in a trough of the supporting surfaces of the cleats but to effect the dropping thereof when the bottle caps are not in the proper orientation.